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NASA Sets Science Webinar Coverage for Space Station Resupply Mission

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation for NASA's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission, the agency will stream an International Space Station National Lab science webinar at 1 p.m. EST Friday, March 8, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the space station.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation for NASA's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission, the agency will stream an International Space Station National Lab science webinar at 1 p.m. EST Friday, March 8, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the space station.
  • SpaceX is targeting no earlier than mid-March to launch its Dragon cargo spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • Cargo resupply by U.S. companies increases NASA's ability to conduct more investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory.
  • Other U.S. government agencies, private industries, and academic and research institutions can also conduct microgravity research through our partnership with the International Space Station National Laboratory.

ISS National Lab Releases In-Space Production Applications Funding Opportunity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced a new funding opportunity for concepts that further in-space production applications in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing. In-space production applications is a strategic focus area for the ISS National Lab, and this research announcement is soliciting flight projects that can bring value to humanity and enable business models in low Earth orbit (LEO).

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  • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced a new funding opportunity for concepts that further in-space production applications in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing.
  • In-space production applications is a strategic focus area for the ISS National Lab, and this research announcement is soliciting flight projects that can bring value to humanity and enable business models in low Earth orbit (LEO).
  • An example of a recent in-space production applications investigation awarded through a prior ISS National Lab opportunity is from Flawless Photonics .
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website .

ISS National Lab Announces STEM Education and Workforce Development Funding Opportunity

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

This ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is open to U.S.-based institutions (academic, commercial, government, or not-for-profit) with a vested interest in workforce development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.

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  • This ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is open to U.S.-based institutions (academic, commercial, government, or not-for-profit) with a vested interest in workforce development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
  • The solicitation has up to $600,000 total allocated funding, with the expectation to award four to five projects.
  • The ISS National Lab will host an informational webinar for this solicitation on March 7, 2024, at 1 p.m. EST.
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website .

Crew-8 Astronauts to Support Variety of R&D Projects During Six-Month Science Expedition

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Findings will help advance cardiac disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies to treat heart disease in patients on Earth.

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  • Findings will help advance cardiac disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies to treat heart disease in patients on Earth.
  • Results from this could lead to improved therapeutics to treat an array of conditions.
  • A project from the National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) will continue to study the mechanisms behind neuroinflammation, a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Boeing partnered with NASA and the ISS National Lab, launching an investigation testing protocols for future Genes in Space™ student-led investigations.

Two Startups Selected Through Technology in Space Prize to Leverage ISS National Lab

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Friday, February 9, 2024

Selected through the MassChallenge (Boston) startup accelerator program, these two companies will utilize the unparalleled research environment available through the ISS National Lab to further their research and technology development (R&D).

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  • Selected through the MassChallenge (Boston) startup accelerator program, these two companies will utilize the unparalleled research environment available through the ISS National Lab to further their research and technology development (R&D).
  • Through the Technology in Space Prize, CASIS and Boeing awarded Symphony Bio and FluxWorks more than $630,000 in total.
  • Many of the startups awarded the Technology in Space Prize have gone on to secure additional funding from outside sources to further their research.
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab, including current solicitations seeking projects to leverage the orbiting platform, please visit our website .

Record Year Detailed in ISS National Laboratory® Annual Report

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

These successes and many others are highlighted in the ISS National Lab Annual Report for FY23 released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space™ (CASIS™).

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  • These successes and many others are highlighted in the ISS National Lab Annual Report for FY23 released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space™ (CASIS™).
  • CASIS has served as manager of the ISS National Lab for 12 years through a Cooperative Agreement with NASA.
  • Some highlights of FY23 accomplishments:
    Last year, 113 ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads were delivered to the space station—the most ever in a single fiscal year.
  • This brings the total number of peer-reviewed articles related to ISS National Lab R&D to more than 350.

HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 Returns to the International Space Station

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

This configuration of the award-winningi HPE Spaceborne Computer, based on HPE Edgeline and ProLiant servers, has been updated with over 130 TB of flash-based storage from KIOXIA, the most storage to ever travel to the space station on a single mission.

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  • This configuration of the award-winningi HPE Spaceborne Computer, based on HPE Edgeline and ProLiant servers, has been updated with over 130 TB of flash-based storage from KIOXIA, the most storage to ever travel to the space station on a single mission.
  • Improvements to HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 also include an updated operating system, NASA space flight support software and new system security.
  • After installation of HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 is completed on the space station, the system will be used by researchers to advance innovation and save time.
  • HPE will once again invite the public to submit proposals to perform experiments on the HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 through the ISS National Laboratory.

Redwire Space Announces Strategic Expansion of its In-Space Manufacturing Technology Portfolio to Tap into Global Semiconductor Market

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Monday, January 29, 2024

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today the strategic expansion of its in-space manufacturing technology portfolio with the first pathfinder mission for its autonomous semiconductor manufacturing platform, MSTIC.

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  • Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today the strategic expansion of its in-space manufacturing technology portfolio with the first pathfinder mission for its autonomous semiconductor manufacturing platform, MSTIC.
  • MSTIC will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard Northrup Grumman’s 20th cargo resupply services mission (NG-20).
  • The global semiconductor market was valued at over $600 billion in 2022, with experts forecasting that the market will reach over $1 trillion by 2030.
  • “We are strategically expanding our space manufacturing capabilities to reach new markets and drive innovation that could support U.S. leadership in the global semiconductor ecosystem.

Projects Flying to Space Station on NG-20 Will Include Tissue Chips, Artificial Retina Production, a New Supercomputer, and More

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

This will be the first mission in which a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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  • This will be the first mission in which a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • The mission, contracted through NASA, will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida no earlier than Monday, January 29, 2024.
  • If successful, this could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
  • An investigation from space robotics startup GITAI will evaluate how efficiently its dexterous robotic arm technology operates outside of the space station.

Stem Cell-Derived Brain Organoids on Ax-3 Mission Seek to Improve Modeling for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The mission will mark the fifth flight to the orbiting laboratory for NSCF, which is aiming to study tissue changes within stem cell-derived brain organoids to pinpoint where inflammation begins in the brain.

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  • The mission will mark the fifth flight to the orbiting laboratory for NSCF, which is aiming to study tissue changes within stem cell-derived brain organoids to pinpoint where inflammation begins in the brain.
  • To that end, NSCF will send human brain organoids derived from patients with two different types of degenerative brain diseases— Parkinson's and PPMS —to the orbiting laboratory.
  • Approximately 80 organoids will be studied over the two-week mission before being returned to Earth and to NSCF for further analysis.
  • A follow-on investigation will fly on SpaceX's upcoming 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission, currently slated for launch in March.